Rail-anchor.



tie-nge *after which the arm f ofthe pert passed inside the pm and this arm is moved along the pin until its. hooked end Z engages' the part of the harige. A few biows with a hammer Wiii nonT adjustthe two parts yto the position shown ini Figs. 1 and 2 mid any ereepin after xviii resnit it eing more tightly grasped lbetween the toggies 12.- Pres- .entiy the toggles so tightly grasp the rail flange that any movement of the rail past ,them is impossibieand es the erm 3 of the This perforation is oblong and the spikq is placed at its outer end and 1s not drivenigso tightly es to prevent this part from rolling on the tie 'as the rail creeps and moves the hook I in the direotion of the arrow, Fig. 1'.

Having thus described my invention I eiaim as new end desire to secure by Letters Patenti. A rail anchor comprising, in combina tion, apart having et one end a hook adapted toengage one side of a rail Harige end at the other a curved arm adapted to engage a stationary abutment, and e. part having at one end a hook edepted to engage the other side of e ienge and et the other end a bent up portion or pin adapted to ,engage the curved arm on the other part.

2. A raii anchor comprising, in combination, a member having at one end a hook adapted to engage one side of a rail ange and at the other e eurvedierm adapted to of the. rail thereLV engage e stationary abutment, and a ymember having at" o'ne end a hookV adapted to en-l gage the other side of e Harige and at the other end a bent up portion or pin adapted toen'gage the curved arm of the first membeigthe bights 'of vthe hooked ends rof said members being convexly. curved to roll upon the edges of said rait flange and saidbent up part or pin of said second member being similarly shaped to roll on the eurved arm of said first member.

3. In a rail anchor, in combination, a

lmember hooked at'one end to engageone side ofe rail Harige and furnished at the other end with a curved arm adapted to engage and roll on a stationery abutment, and e 4.member hooked at one end to engage the o posite side ofl the rail flange and furnished Witha bent up portion or pin adapted to be engaged by the conceved side of ,th

curved arm of the other member. v

4. In e rail anchor, in combination, a 'member havin convex side o which is adapted to engage a stationary abutment, and atthe other a.

hook adapted to engage one side of the flange of a rail, and a second member one end of 'which is bent to engage the concave side of .the arm Aof -said first member, the

- upper portions of the. hooked ends of said members beingv bent in opposite directions and uponatwsh'and the Ibi hts voi' said hooks andftheinner. side of sai pin carried by said second member bein convexly poses set' forth.

'Witnesses C. El. ZIMMERMAN, v f time A. KINNEY.

at one end a curved arm the vouryflzd, a11 substantially'as and orthe pur- 

